The Great Strangelove has been agreeing with Donald S, Cherry on cushioning shoulder/elbow pads for decades.

Seeing as concussions are the result of the secondary impact I don't see how a little bit of cushioning changes things. It's not the surface so much as the laws of physics. Concussions were just as plentiful in the past, they just weren't as recognized and often misdiagnosed. There has probably been an increase in their frequency as fitness and training has ramped up resulting in faster and stronger players. I suppose altering the equipment to provide less protection to the hitter might make the players themselves more accountable in this area.

So if they are proposing rule changes, maybe starting with altering the rules of physics would be the place to look......

Booth isn't scoring at anywhere near that pace anymore and possesses virtually none of the intangibles to his game that Brown does. If you take away his one good season in Florida his numbers look a lot shittier.

That said he's worthnothing right now and I have hopes he'll come to camp healthy and have a strong season. Where to play him though? He and Kesler have been terrible together and he's not exactly checking line material.

Cowards die a thousand times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.